What are the steps I need to take to start a career in domestic violence.?

Question

My teenage years was the must difficult time in my life. By the time I was 16, I had an abortion, I was sexually and physically abused by a family member. This all started when I was 11. and had been raped by someone I didnt know. I would love to give back to the community.This is why I would like to start a career in domestic violence. I know that I can make a difference in someone else's life. I dont look at my past as stumbling blocks I see it as stepping stones.

Answer 1

Go to school for social work or the police academy. then you can specialize in certain depts. Good luck. Sounds like you got alot of advice and wisdom to share with others. :-)

Answer 2

Go back to college and take a variety of course as undeclared that way you can explore a few diferent areas talk with a dvisor abpout this most collegs have them for new students partucualrly non traditional students .
see if you can eithe finda internsghip later or look for a part time entry level position . also be carfule not to bring your own persol life into a choosen filed . i thught i would make a good police officer . But I could not do it ." I would have lost it ' eventaully and either at a bullet or f fllped oput on some one .
Sometimes it is not a great idead to go inot a filed such as policeing , Socialwork and mental health if you have been a victim of viloance and abuse it is not always a good idea . to go into a field such a police work , Social work or the mental health fieilds . yopu run a lot of rsiks one bieng th effect on your own mental health
you are going to see alot of sick things and you want ot besure you can deal with it .


perhaps putting your experince to work behinmd the scenes so to speak that means getting advanced degrees and but you can do alot of good that way . you prbably know things that all of the above fileds have not thought of .


. I have given that a thougt my self

Good luck in what ever you choose

Answer 3

First off, I like your attitude!! You are doing exactly what you should in order to move on in your life and be productive.

Now, I would suggest going back to school. But, if that is out of the question for reasons not exposed, then maybe you could get a job doing social work, being a big sister. Maybe you should speak someone at the city or even the hospital or even human resources. Someone should be able to help you get going in the right direction.

Good luck!!

Answer 4

It sounds like you have a great deal of wisdom andd experience with adversity. You have had to deal with some tough choices and consequences, and you are interested in bettering yourself and others. Kudos to you!
You can begin with taking some online courses on psychology, personality disorders, and behavioral studies. I would reccommend a couple of counseling courses as well. You will learn more about some of the pathologies of abusers and abusees, and some of the fundamentals of counseling.
Way to go! You choose to pay it forward. You will be an expert in your field.
Your best bet is to break into the job market with a degree in social work. Through your job, you will gain more working experience and contacts. You will then have a better idea of what additional courses you will want to take for a master's degree. As you establish a network and a reputation, you will find a way to concentrate on your area of interest.
Hope that helps. Take care!

Answer 5

There are degrees in social work. Usually a hybrid of Psychology and law. Do a search at local colleges. Usually, If I am right, an associate get s you in the field but a Bachelor's would make all the diffrence to move up.

There are many jobs, for example all hospitals have social services for abused victims, and payment issues, etc etc.

Answer 6

A great place to start is to volunteer at a rape crisis center or shelter for battered women. Some programs offer certificates in Domestic Violence/Rape counseling. If after completing a program, you find you are still interested, go to college and major in either Social Work, or Sociology.

Answer 7

You are, of course, stepping on stones of bitterness and remorse... and this is understandable given your history, however...

You have two avenues you may follow. One is the direction you suggest, and this is to [oddly enough] punish yourself for the pain you have already experienced ... your MIND has the assumption that it was your fault that you "caused" what happened to you. So to repeat with others is to simply replay the experiences, right?

The second avenue requires you to do a very difficult thing... you must forgive yourself for your past. Does this sound strange? Let me explain what I'm referring to.

Each of us comes into this life with a Fate Karma, or a number of things we must experience.... for things we have done in the past, in past lives specifically. Whether or not you believe in karma and reincarnation is irrelevant... since your belief has nothing to do with the reality in which these operate. As a consequence of completing the karmic due bills, you should be very pleased... and this is quite opposite what I read.

To the degree you can embrace the concept I am suggesting, you will be able to let go of the past entirely. Why perpetuate that which does not need to be continued? Be brave, wise, and practical.... and grieve for the pain, humiliation, and betrayal you have experienced. But what does any of that have to do with you... if you will but realize that you are a Perfect Soul, trapped within a body being used by life to go through your karma?

Rise above the meanness of Man, the thoughtlessness of Man, and begin to let the innocent child that is who you are, in Truth, free to experience the world.... not from a perspective of a victim, but from the perspective of one who realizes that this is all a play, and having finished one part, move on to a better part... more in keeping with who you are in Truth. Good luck and Peace.